Robin .. it is so sad to see this happen no matter how many birds there are on earth, to see this little life fade out like that is what it is .. SAD.We had a beautiful Bluejay do the same thing one year .. during a very hot summer .. hubby and I rescued it from a neighbor's back yard .. put it in the shade of our trees with some water in a saucer .. it held on for a while then died. We both felt awful.It wrenches your heart ..

Poor sweet little thing - I love my windows, unfortunately I lose at least one poor little soul a year when they fly into one of the large panes - I can never get over how light they are when you pick them up off the ground.

Robin, You will not believe this, but I am getting ready to post the same thing: a little goldfinch flew into my window in my family room and landed on the deck, on a glider we sit on there. I took photos and was going to post it. It is sad. Do you mind if I post it now? I hate to something similar, again!!! But I can mention you again, like I did in the last one:) Let me know. Jan

It always pains me to see a bird die in my garden. I don’t believe though, that your bird died by hitting a window. I have seen stunned and dead birds after this a few times :-(

We have a Nestbox with a camera as you know. I can see the birds as they tuck their head into their bodies to go sleep. This bird looked like it was doing this. Perhaps it was sick or even just old as Lisa suggested. You probably couldn’t have done anything to help it. I’m sure that makes you sad even more.

We had a bird this summer past, some sort of a sparrow, that would fly at the window over and over and over again. Not hard, and this went on for a few days, and we could NOT figure out why it was doing this. Then one day we just didn't see it again. Whether it moved on, or died, we don't know. It's hard to know what (if anything) we shoujld do in situations like this, isn't it?

oh no. How sad. I hate to see this happen too, especially to a beautiful little goldfinch. It's so hard to tell what could have happened ~ a cat or other predator injured it? a window mishap? Whatever, it does make you feel totally helpless doesn't it? I'm sorry. That would have bummed me out for the day.

The first thing I thought was that it felt safe with you. For whatever reason it is there amd it is where it wanted to be. It has probably grown to love you and your ability to love nature. It felt connected and came to tell you so. I hope it is just tired.

Hi Robin, The picture of your cat looking at the little bird is priceless. In our neck of the woods, when a bird dies without an apparent cause we're urged to take it the wildlife people (I can't recall their exact title at the moment.) A few years ago, not too far from here, a bluejay tested positive for West Nile. The authorities like to keep tabs on this sort of thing.

It is sad that the poor thing didn't make it. When you think about how vulnerable they are, it's a wonder any of them survive.

Oh, poor little bird. So sad.You have such a tender heart, dear Robin. I know just how you feel. They're so sweet and innocent. I hate it when something bad happens to one of them.There's been a feeding frenzy here all day. They're stocking up again the frigid temps, which are going to plummet even more before the end of the week! Brrr!

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I am Robin! I have been married for 35 years to my best friend. I have two children, a daughter, (who is married and has blessed me with my first precious grandchild) and son who will be getting married in October 2017. I was incredibly blessed to be home with them throughout their childhood and homeschool them.
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